Torrent flyrobin

{{short description|Species of songbird native to New Guinea}}

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| name = Torrent flyrobin

| image = Torrent Flycatcher.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Monachella muelleriana |volume=2016 |page=e.T103735468A93984263 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103735468A93984263.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Monachella

| parent_authority = Salvadori, 1874

| species = muelleriana

| authority = (Schlegel, 1871)

}}

The torrent flyrobin (Monachella muelleriana) is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. It is also known as the torrent robin.

It is placed in the monotypic genus Monachella. The species occurs in New Guinea and on the island of New Britain in the Bismarck Archipelago. There are two subspecies: the nominate subspecies occurs in the New Guinea Highlands and M. m. coultasi in the New Britain montane rain forests.{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | year=2019 | title=Australasian robins, rockfowl, rockjumpers, Rail-babbler | work=World Bird List Version 9.2 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/au_robins/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | access-date=16 June 2019 }}

As suggested by its name, the torrent flyrobin's preferred habitat is fast moving streams and rivers with protruding boulders.

References

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  • Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. {{ISBN|9788496553422}}

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Category:Birds of the New Guinea Highlands

Category:Birds of New Britain

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Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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